Insert vad art access left hrt arterial access at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center

1000 4th St. SW, Mason City, IA · MercyOne · · NPI 1467537886

Source: hospital's published price file ↗ · Published Mar 31, 2026 · Ingested Aug 3, 2026

$2,570.10

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$3,954.00

Gross charge

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Gross charge (chargemaster price)

The hospital's full, undiscounted list price — pulled from its internal "chargemaster" price list. Almost no one actually pays this.

Example: A chest X-ray has a gross charge of $1,450. The same hospital's discounted cash price for the same X-ray is $180 — the gross charge mostly anchors negotiations, not what patients pay.

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The hospital's undiscounted list price — almost no one pays this.

$273.00 with MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE vs $3,954.00 with UNITED HEALTHCARE — same scan, same building. Share

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Negotiated rate

The price a specific insurance plan agreed to pay the hospital for a service — it varies by insurer, and even by plan within the same insurer.

Example: The same knee MRI has a negotiated rate of $904 with one insurer's PPO plan and $1,509 with another's — identical hospital, identical scan.

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Payer
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Payer

The insurance company footing the bill — Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Medicare, and so on.

Example: "Blue Cross Blue Shield" is the payer. Its negotiated rate for an MRI might be $904, while a different payer's negotiated rate for the same scan is $1,509.

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Plan
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Plan

The specific product an insurer sells — e.g. "Blue Cross PPO 500" — which sets your deductible, coinsurance and negotiated rates.

Example: Two people both insured by Aetna can owe very different amounts for the same MRI: $50 with an HMO plan's flat copay, or the full $1,200 toward a high-deductible PPO plan's unmet deductible.

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Negotiated rate vs. cash
MEDIGOLD MEDICARE ADVANTAGE MERCYONE HEALTH PLAN MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $273.00 ↓ -89%
MEDICARE MEDICAL ASSOCIATES HEALTH PLANS MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $273.00 ↓ -89%
AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AETNA MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $273.00 ↓ -89%
BLUE CROSS - IA (WELLMARK) MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLMARK MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $275.73 ↓ -89%
UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE UNITED HEALTHCARE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $278.46 ↓ -89%
SOUTH COUNTRY HEALTH ALLIANCE MEDICARE SOUTH COUNTRY MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $278.46 ↓ -89%
HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADVANTAGE UNITYPOINT HEALTH PARTNERS MEDICARE ADV $281.36 ↓ -89%
WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE WELLPOINT MEDICARE ADVANTAGE $284.14 ↓ -89%
IOWA TOTAL CARE IOWA TOTAL CARE MEDICAID $321.75 ↓ -87%
MOLINA MEDICAID MOLINA MEDICAID $324.90 ↓ -87%
WELLPOINT MEDICAID WELLPOINT MEDICAID $326.16 ↓ -87%
CENTIVO CENTIVO $342.64 ↓ -87%
OSCAR OSCAR $367.18 ↓ -86%
AMISH HOSPITAL AID AMISH HOSPITAL AID $370.50 ↓ -86%
AMBETTER AMBETTER MARKETPLACE $468.00 ↓ -82%
NOVA CLAIMDOC $559.93 ↓ -78%
CLAIMDOC CLAIMDOC $559.93 ↓ -78%
HEALTH CHOICES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,012.22 ↓ -61%
MEDICAL ASSOCIATES MEDICAL ASSOCIATES $1,012.22 ↓ -61%
MEDICAL MUTUAL AETNA $2,075.85 ↓ -19%
LUMINARE HEALTH AETNA $2,075.85 ↓ -19%
CHRISTIAN BROTHER SERVICES AETNA $2,075.85 ↓ -19%
TRUSTMARK SMALL BUSINESS BENEFITS AETNA $2,075.85 ↓ -19%
LUCENT HEALTH AETNA $2,075.85 ↓ -19%
AETNA AETNA $2,075.85 ↓ -19%
ASR HEALTH BENEFITS AETNA $2,075.85 ↓ -19%
1199 NATIONAL BENEFIT FUND AETNA $2,075.85 ↓ -19%
FIRST HEALTH AETNA $2,075.85 ↓ -19%
AETNA DOMESTIC AETNA $2,075.85 ↓ -19%
COVENTRY AETNA $2,075.85 ↓ -19%
ALLIED BENEFIT SYSTEMS AETNA $2,075.85 ↓ -19%
MERITAIN AETNA $2,075.85 ↓ -19%
WEBTPA AETNA $2,075.85 ↓ -19%
AETNA EAP AETNA $2,075.85 ↓ -19%
PREFERRED ONE PREFERRED ONE $2,570.10 ↑ +0%
HEALTH PARTNERS HEALTH PARTNERS $2,645.23 ↑ +3%
CIGNA EAP MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,767.80 ↑ +8%
MEDICA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,767.80 ↑ +8%
CIGNA MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,767.80 ↑ +8%
MIDLANDS MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,767.80 ↑ +8%
AUXIANT MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,767.80 ↑ +8%
MIDLANDS CHOICE MIDLANDS CHOICE PPO $2,767.80 ↑ +8%
MHNET MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATES $3,163.20 ↑ +23%
MULTIPLAN MULTIPLAN $3,558.60 ↑ +38%
IOWA DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH CARE FOR YOURSELF $3,954.00 ↑ +54%
CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE CRIME VICTIMS $3,954.00 ↑ +54%
UNITED HEALTHCARE UHC OPTUM BEHAVIORAL HEALTH $3,954.00 ↑ +54%

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Insert vad art access left hrt arterial access at other Iowa hospitals

Hospital City Cash price Negotiated range
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport $5,062.80 not published
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque $2,245.75 $273.00 – $3,455.00
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines $11,180.00 $99.79 – $17,200.00
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport $5,848.20 not published
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt $956.40 $928.00 – $2,679.00
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo $14,296.14 $308.29 – $9,417.58
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque $13,819.95 $308.29 – $13,819.94
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell $1,040.80 $308.29 – $875.71

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